North Asia News

JNTO’s deputy manager, Daisuke Kobayashi, at ILTM Asia Pacific in Singapore.

Japan’s under-the-radar spots the new focus for luxury travellersJapan’s Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto may be evergreen destinations, but well-heeled travellers are increasingly on the look out for...

Heading to Hong Kong? Don’t miss the dragon boat races

Heading to Hong Kong? Don’t miss the dragon boat racesOne of Hong Kong’s best-attended events – the annual dragon boats races - will be drawing in the crowds again from June 14-16.

Temperatures in many parts of Hokkaido peaked above 38 degrees as Japan sweltered under a heat wave.

Hokkaido sets new national record for unseasonably hot MayJapan found itself sweltering under an unseasonable heat wave on Sunday that saw temperatures peaking above 38 degrees Celsius...

Visitors have been warned not to approach the volcanic crater of Owakudani after a number of volcanic earthquakes struck on Saturday.

Volcanic alert level raised for Japan’s hot spring townA popular hot spring resort south of Tokyo has raised its volcanic alert level to the highest since 2015, following an uptick...

The National Stadium under construction in Tokyo. It will be the main venue for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Japan stocks up with new hotels and more beer for big eventsIn preparation to host the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2019 Rugby World Cup, Japan is upping its airlift, hotel capacity and beer...

More Muslim travellers are visiting Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture, which is near to the famed Mount Fuji.

North of Japan’s Fuji is fast becoming more Muslim-friendlyThe northern slope of Japan’s Mount Fuji, which has been receiving a surge in Muslim tourists, has responded by rolling out...

The report by China Tourism Academy and Ctrip revealed that Chinese made 71.25 million outbound trips, excluding Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau.

Snapshot of Chinese outbound trends: CtripChina Tourism Academy and Ctrip have launched the 2018 Chinese outbound travel report.

Xi'an says it wants to become a city “where avenues, parks and paths are designed on plant colour, smell, size and season”.

Silk Road city is coming up rosesXi'an, once an imperial city of China, has launched a "Flower City" project to build a system of flower-lined streets, gardens...

China has currently 33,315 tourism sites and relics relating to its revolutionary history.

China helps visitors relive its revolutionary historyMore tourism sites relating to China’s revolutionary history will be opened to the public for free as part of efforts to...

In 2017, the Japan Animal Quarantine Service detected 94,522 cases of travellers carrying goods that were not approved for import.

Japan tightens scrutiny on travellers carrying meat productsJapan will be beefing up inspections on travellers carrying meat and meat products in their carry-on luggage, following...